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The tower also houses the Clan Armstrong Museum, previously located in the Episcopal Church in Langholm. Many artefacts relating to the Clan Armstrong are on display and there is a special section devoted to Neil Armstrong, the First Man on the Moon. In 2019, Gilnockie Tower was awarded a 4 star rating from Visit Scotland as a visitor centre.
Home of the Clan Armstrong line is Gilnockie Tower 4.5 miles (7 kilometres) south of Langholm and 1.4 miles (2 kilometres) north of Canonbie. The Episcopalian church on Castle Holm went into disuse before conversion into the Clan Armstrong museum, later moved to Gilnockie Tower. The town was an important centre for the Border Reivers.
Gilnockie Tower, a Clan Armstrong tower. Castles owned by the Clan Armstrong have included amongst many others: Gilnockie Tower, also known as Hollows Tower, a couple of miles north of Canonbie in Dumfriesshire. [13] It was apparently built in 1518 but there was probably an earlier stronghold on the site. [13] It now houses a Clan Armstrong ...
Hollows or Gilnockie Tower 55°05′51″N 2°58′10″W / 55.097588°N 2.969491°W / 55.097588; -2.969491 ( Hollows or Gilnockie Category A
John Armstrong of Langholm and Staplegorton, called Johnnie of Gilnockie, was a famous Scottish Border reiver of the powerful Armstrong family. A plunderer and raider, he operated along the lawless Anglo-Scottish Border in the early 16th century, before England and Scotland were joined by the Union of the Crowns. Like his fellow reivers, he ...
William Armstrong was the son of the Christie Armstrong referred to in the ballad of Johnnie Armstrong as "Kristy my son", and inherited Gilnockie Tower.Having been imprisoned in the Tolbooth, Jedburgh, for stealing two colts during a marauding expedition, he received his release through the interposition of the Earl of Traquair, lord high treasurer, and henceforth became devoted heart and ...